This is a call for contributions for a book on
rhotic variation in Peninsular Spanish, Spanish
in Latin America, Africa and other regions
where Spanish is spoken as the official
language as well as a second language.

Some topics include, but are not limited to the
following:
1. Qualitative and quantitative studies of
rhotics and their realizations: assibilation,
neutralization with /l/, velarization,
deletion, etc.
2. Sociolinguistic studies dealing with the use
of rhotics and its correlation to speakers´
gender, age, educational background, etc.
3. Linguistic attitudes towards the use of the
various realizations of rhotics.
4. Diachoric and synchronic studies.
5. Mass media and style guides, prescriptive
attitudes or recommendations for the use of
rhotics.
6. Acoustic analysis of the variants of
rhotics.
7. Variation of rhotics and teaching Spanish as
a second language.

Papers should be between 6000 and 8000 words
including references.

Please send your proposals or complete papers
including an abstract by May 30, 2014 to
Rosario Gomez at rogomezuoguelph.ca

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